All too often landscape shrubs become overgrown after many years of reflect. As a result they become ugly in form and need major pruning or replacement. This happened with six large privet shrubs at ...

Determining what time of year to prune your ornamental deciduous shrubs can be tricky and confusing, but we hope to clear up ...

Gardeners across the state are ready to get outside and garden, and late February is an ideal time to do that. From pruning to planting, there is plenty of work to be done in the garden. But don't ...

That once-cute shrub is now blocking the windows, swallowing the walkway, and testing your patience. Before you dig it out, ...

Prune shrubs based on bloom time, cold tolerance, and variety—check what's best for each type. Cut back new wood hydrangeas in fall, but wait until after blooming to prune old wood ones. Remove dead ...

Just because there’s snow on the ground doesn’t mean there’s nothing to do in the garden until spring. Late winter is often ...

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On plants where growth is constantly renewed from ground level, the weak, spindly shoots should be removed, as well as some of the oldest stems. With plants such as hazel, the oldest shoots should be ...

Most bushes that flower in the summer do so on new growth. That means you can prune anything you like in the spring, since the new growth hasn’t started yet. Butterfly bush and rose of sharon fall ...

Here are some questions I dealt with this past week. Question: In a previous article, you told us not to prune cassias and Texas rangers into contorted forms. But how do we prune them right? Answer: ...